Colombia at the Olympic Games
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At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Competitors	53 (32 men and 21 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer	Carmenza Delgado
Medals Rank: 68	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 2	Total 2
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Colombia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The Colombian Olympic Committee sent a 53-member delegation to Greece.

Although most of the athletes had uneventful participations, weightlifter Mabel Mosquera won the bronze medal for Colombia, while cyclist María Luisa Calle originally finished in the bronze medal position, but was later disqualified under the strict liability rule after she tested positive for Heptaminol, a prohibited stimulant. However this proved to be a false positive due to isometheptene presence in an analgesic prescribed during the competition. The bronze medal was returned to Calle on November 23, 2005.

Medalists

Bronze

• Mabel Mosquera — Weightlifting, Women's 53 kg

• Maria Luisa Calle — Cycling, Women's Points Race

Results by event

Athletics

Women's 100 metre Hurdles:

• Melisa Murillo

• Round 1 — 11.67 (→ did not advance)

Men's 110 metre hurdles:

• Paulo Villar

• Round 1 — 13.44 (NR)
• Round 2 — 14.03 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200 metres:

• Digna Murillo

• Round 1 — 22.98
• Round 2 — 23.19 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4x100 metres Relay:

• Norma Gonzalez, Digna Murillo, Felipa Palacios, and Melisa Murillo

• Round 1 — 43.30 (→ did not advance, 10th place)

Men's Marathon:

• José Alirio Carrasco — 2:21:14 (→ 43rd place)
• Juan Carlos Cardona — 2:22:49 (→ 51st place)

Men's 20 km Walk:

• Luis Fernando Lopez — 1:26:34 (→ 24th place)

Women's 20 km Walk:

• Sandra Zapata — 1:42:22 (→ 46th place)

Women's High Jump:

• Caterine Ibarguen

• Round 1 — 1.85 metres (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin:

• Zuleima Aramendiz

• Round 1 — 59.94 metres (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Colombia sent five boxers to Athens. Three lost their first matches, while two won once before being defeated. Juan Camilo Novoa was the most successful, as he made it to the quarterfinals after having a bye in his first round and winning his bout in the round of 16.

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48kg)

• Carlos José Tamara

• Round of 32 — Defeated Redouane Bouchtouk of Morocco, 48-25
• Round of 16 — Lost to Alfonso Pinto of Italy, 49-35

Men's Flyweight (– 51kg)

• Oscar Escandon

• Round of 32 — Bye
• Round of 16 — Lost to Rustamhodza Rahimov of Germany, 25-15

Men's Featherweight (– 57kg)

• Likar Ramos Concha

• Round of 32 — Lost to Mikhail Biarnadski of Belarus, 32-18

Men's Lightweight (– 60kg)

• José David Mosquera

• Round of 32 — Lost to Vicente Escobedo of United States, outscored

Men's Welterweight (– 69kg)

• Juan Camilo Novoa

• Round of 32 — Bye
• Round of 16 — Defeated Vilmos Balog of Hungary, 33-24
• Quarterfinal — Lost to Kim Jung Joo of Korea, 25-23

Cycling

Road cycling

Men's Road Race:

• Santiago Botero — 31st place, 5:41:56
• Luis Felipe Laverde — 36th place, 5:41:56
• Víctor Hugo Peña — did not finish
• Marlon Pérez Arango — did not finish

Men's Time Trial:

• Santiago Botero — 8th place, 59:04.76
• Victor Hugo Peña — 15th place, 1:00.09.89

Track Cycling

Calle Williams was disqualified, and stripped of her bronze medal, from the points race after she tested positive for heptaminol. She had originally scored 12 points, putting her in third place. The revision of the case was favourable to Calle Williams, and in October, 2005, she regained her medal.

Women's Individual Pursuit:

• Maria Luisa Calle — qualifying round, 9th place

Men's Time Trial:

• Wilson Meneses Guitierrez — 13th place, 1:03.614

Women's Points Race:

• Maria Luisa Calle Williams — disqualified

Men's Madison:

• Leonardo Duque and Jose Rodolfo Serpa — 16th place, 3 points (-2 laps)

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard:

• Juan Urán

• Prelims — 344.40 (→ 31st place)

Men's 10m Platform

• Juan Urán

• Final — 12th place

Equestrian

Individual Dressage:

• Cesar Parra riding Galant du Serein — first round, 46th place

Fencing

Women's Épée Individual:

• Angela Maria Espinosa Toro — defeated in round of 32

Gymnastics

Men's Artistic:

• Jorge Giraldo — did not advance in any exercise

Judo

Men's 81 kg:

• Mario Valles — defeated in round of 32

Men's 100+ kg:

• Sergio Andrés Camacho — defeated in round of 32

Women's 48 kg:

• Lisseth Orozco — defeated in round of 1078

Swimming

Men's 50 metres Freestyle

• Camilo Becerra

• Heats — 36th place

Men's 100 metres Freestyle

• Camilo Becerra

• Heats — 53th place

Men's 200 metres Backstroke

• Omar Pinzón

• Heats — 35th place

Men's 100 metres Butterfly

• Camilo Becerra

• Heats — 37th place

Women's 400 metres Freestyle

• Paola Duguet

• Heats — 29th place

Women's 800 metres Freestyle

• Paola Duguet

• Heats — 27th place

Triathlon

Women's Individual Competition:

• Fiorella D'Croz Brusatin — 2:21:03.46 (→ 42nd place)

Officials

• President: Andrés Botero Phillipsbourne
• Secretary General: Alberto Ferrer Vargas

See also

• Sports in Colombia

References

• sports-reference